à croquer

French

Etymology

From croquer (“to sketch”). Literally, “drawable”, i.e. attractive enough to be worth sketching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a kʁɔ.ke/

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Adverb

à croquer

1. (informal) emphasizes an individual's attractiveness

   Cette fille-là est belle à croquer.

   That girl is super cute. / That girl's cute enough to eat.

Adjective

à croquer (invariable)

1. (informal) cute, (very) pretty

   Elle est à croquer.

   She's really pretty. / She's cute enough to eat.

   • 1989, Jacqueline Cohen & Evelyn Reberg, Tom-Tom et Nana: Et Que Ça Saute!, Bayard Presse, published 1989, page 5:

     Un déguisement à croquer

     A delicious disguise